Te Moana a Toi IMPB

06/09/2026

He oranga te korikori tinana! 🏆

When our kaumātua came together for the kaumātua olympics, it wasn't just about the games although the competition was fierce! 😄

Moving the tinana lifts the hinengaro. Laughing with your people feeds the wairua. Being together strengthens the whānau. One morning, every wall of the whare that's what our kaumātua showed us.

Ka nui te mihi ki ō tātou kaumātua you remind us what hauora really looks like.

Tell us how your whānau love to move together? 💬

03/09/2026

He pai noa te kore i te pai it's okay to not be okay.

The tired weeks. The heavy days. Carrying more than people can see. If that's you right now kei konei mātou, you're not alone in it.

And chances are you're already doing the things that hold hinengaro together, the kōrero over a cuppa, checking in on your cuzzy, getting out to the moana. That is the mahi. It always has been.

If this weekend brings a moment for one of those small kōrero with your people, tino pai. That's the whare doing what it was built for.

He rongoā te kōrero, e te whānau 💙

31/08/2026

Ko Mahuru tēnei a month for taha hinengaro 💙

This September, our kōrero is all about taha hinengaro the mental and emotional wellbeing of our whānau.

We know the whare needs every wall; tinana, wairua, whānau and hinengaro supported. And we know our whānau are already holding each other up in ways big and small, every single day.

So this month isn't about telling anyone how to be well. It's about making space for the kōrero, and keeping the door open.

Kōrero mai, whatever you're carrying. This kōrero belongs to all of us. 💬

27/08/2026

Today is Daffodil Day 🌼 For every whānau who has waited, hoped, and held on today, we see you. However you'd like to take part, it makes a difference: buy a daffodil, donate, wear yellow, or simply share this post. However you show up, thank you.

24/08/2026

For some, the wait between referral and treatment brings its own load appointments, questions, a system that doesn't always make it easy.

If having someone alongside you through that would help, your local Māori health provider may be able to support you through treatment, appointments, and the in-between.

You don't have to walk this alone.

Kei Konei mātou mō koutou.

21/08/2026

E te whānau, the wait doesn't always end once treatment starts but it doesn't always start straightforward either. Researcher Dr Sue Crengle recently spoke about the barriers whānau face even before diagnosis: getting timely GP appointments, whakamā about symptoms, long travel distances, delays through referral and diagnostic pathways. However long your haerenga has been, we see it.

Have a read here: https://waateanews.com/2026/06/29/hauora-maori-lung-cancer-crisis-demands-more-than-one-size-fits-all-care/

Source: Waatea News, featuring Dr Sue Crengle (University of Otago)

Māori health researcher and GP Professor Sue Crengle says Aotearoa cannot close the lung cancer gap while the health system continues to deliver services that treat everyone the same, despite […]

21/08/2026

Whakanuia te mana o te hauora Māori 💚

Yesterday we gathered in Whakatāne, at Rangihouhiri marae, for the inaugural Te Moana a Toi IMPB Hauora Māori Provider Day. An awesome opportunity to connect, kōrero, share whakaaro and celebrate the incredible mahi being led by our Hauora Māori providers across our rohe.

The day was about strengthening whanaungatanga, sharing insights, and working together to improve hauora outcomes for whānau. From kōrero around eco systems and collaboration to celebrating the dedication of our providers, the kaupapa reflected the strength, resilience and commitment of our hauora Māori workforce.

Ngā mihi nui to all who attended, contributed and continue to provide essential services that uplift the hauora of our whānau across Te Moana a Toi.

19/08/2026

E te whānau, waiting is never really done alone even when it feels that way. It's the aunty who checks in, the phone call at the right moment, the whānau member who just sits with you without needing to fix anything.

However the wait looks for your whānau, that kind of support matters more than any system ever could.

17/08/2026

E te whānau, the wait between finding something's not right and getting answers can feel like its own kind of hard, the not knowing, the checking the phone, appointments that take longer to come than they should.
We don't need numbers to know that's real.

This kōrero is for you, and we'd love to hear what that's been like, if you're willing to share.

Share your kōrero in the comments, or complete our Whānau Voice survey:

https://www.tmatimpb.maori.nz/survey-whanau-voice/

13/08/2026

Brrr, kua tae mai te hōtoke e te whānau! There's nothing like a good boil-up to whakamahana the tinana, bring the whānau ki te tēpu, and look after our hauora from the inside out.

He aha kei roto i tō kōhua this weekend? 🍲